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habitat [ˈhæbɪˌtæt] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the environment in which an animal or plant normally lives or grows 2. (Sociology) the place in which a person, group, class, etc., is normally found [from Latin: it inhabits, from habitāre to dwell, from habēre to have]
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The streams were deep and slow, and there were holes of abysmal depth, where any kind and size of antediluvian monster could find a habitat. The Fire People must have increased in numbers until they pressed uncomfortably against the bounds of their habitat. With the termination of the adventure, we began to speculate upon the explanation of the presence of this savage brute at large so great a distance from its native habitat. |
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